Ashley Kasardo, Psy. D.

Staff Psychologist

M.A. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Internship: College of William and Mary Counseling Center

Licensure Status: Licensed Psychologist in West Virginia

Orientation: Feminist interpersonal, integrative with elements of relational-cultural, emotion-focused,
as well as CBT/ACT interventions. My relational style is strongly influenced
by Levenson’s TLDP as well as Teyber’s relational approach.

Bio: I grew up around the Pittsburgh area. I have been fortunate enough
to train across three college counseling centers before I began working as a staff
psychologist at WVU. I particularly appreciate working with our amazing trainees.
I provide individual supervision as well as participate in intern and GA/Prac seminars.
Some seminars I have led include discussions on relational cultural therapy, feminist
theory, body image concerns, and size as a diversity and social justice concern.
I also facilitate an undergraduate Empowering Women’s interpersonal group during
the Fall and Spring semesters.

Therapeutic Style: I have tremendous respect for the courage and strength
it takes to participate in the counseling process. I view my clients as the experts
of their own experience find that our collaboration is key to the change process.
I will help assess counseling goals within our center’s short-term frame. I will
support and challenge my clients to work to empower themselves in a safe, respectful
environment and it is a privilege for me to be able to help others find ways
to appreciate their inherent worth. It is essential to think about and
discuss how our diverse identity dimensions intersect and impact our view of
ourselves, interactions with others, and how others might perceive us. Counseling
will likely involve discussing what is not going well and I will listen for themes
and ways to help get “unstuck” from patterns of coping or relationships. I will
also listen for strengths and resilience. I believe that once we can find ways
to accept our emotions and offer ourselves compassion, this opens up space to
release, let go, and practice new ways of being and doing.

Supervision Style:
I value my relationship with trainees and believe we learn and grow
together during our supervision. I approach supervision from a developmental
perspective. The content/process of supervision and what role I take as a supervisor
will be flexible and matched by what’s best for the supervisee, which will change
based on the needs of both the supervisee and their clients. I view supervision
as highly collaborative and will prioritize feedback from trainees to direct
our supervision. We will likely discuss theory, interventions, successes, challenges,
as well as how our own cultural identities impact our work. We’ll discuss the
art/science of therapy and feedback will be given openly and authentically.